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KILLAELITE132 · 05 May 2005, 12:35

What exactly is fantasy, and how does it compare to warhammer?

WAS A CORPSE · 05 May 2005, 12:50

Are we talking Fantasy Warhammer and Warhammer 40K or something else. Cause the difference between Fantasy and 40K is one is spiky clubs the other is Las Cannons

arguleon-veq · 05 May 2005, 12:54

How does it compare to Warhammer?, it is Warhammer.

Although i assume you mean 40K, which is the later game (i.e Fantasy was released first).

Fantasy is set in as it would suggest a fantasy world, the fluff is based around a black-powder and pre-black-powder world (which is pretty much undoubtedly somewhere in then 40K universe although at what time nobody can say).

Your units rank up and combat resolution is far more important and you can win fights without killing anything, numbers, standards, flank charges etc count for far more.

It is IMO a more complex game and movement is far more critical than it is in 40K. Essentially unlike 40K this isn't just a game of target selection that any newplayer can take up and win, it would be very unlikey for a new player to beat a vet no matter what lists they were using.

Shooting is a lot less deveastating and overall the damage potential is far less, but far,far more models are lost from fleeing and getting run down by the enemy.

Fantasy is in my opinion by far the superior game.

elflord9d · 05 May 2005, 13:00

AMEN!

Fantasy and 40k are pretty differant. but have the same bisic races. theres less shooting, guys in regiments awsome creatures(hippogriphs, dragons, ect) theres magic, and almost every race has there own lore of magic as well as the normal 7 or 8. personally if i had to choose fantasy of 40k for the rest of my life, it'd be fantasy.

KILLAELITE132 · 06 May 2005, 01:39

is the tau army in fantasy?

WAS A CORPSE · 06 May 2005, 03:21

excuse me? Tau use huge mecanised battle suits, rail guns, hover ships, robots with more intellegence than my maths instructor and your asking if they're in fantasy?

KILLAELITE132 · 06 May 2005, 10:48

yup ;D

WAS A CORPSE · 06 May 2005, 12:37

By Gods...

arguleon-veq · 06 May 2005, 12:38

No there isn't really a Tay equivelant in Fantasy mainly because they are a very new race for 40K. its mainly the traditional older races that have been around a while that have an equivelant race in Fantasy.

There is actually a thread somewhere on this board that outlines what races/armies represent 40K races/armies in Fantasy.

WAS A CORPSE · 06 May 2005, 12:41

Can't find it, not on search at least. But you seem to know a bit so what's the 40K equivalent of Skaven

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KILLAELITE132 Shas'Ui Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 840	a few questions... What exactly is fantasy, and how does it compare to warhammer? __________________ My 40k armies: Tau- 2000pts. space marines- 500pts. tyranids- 200pts. (battle for mccrage ) Lost and the damned- 300pts. (just started) pm me if you play halo2 on xbox live!

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WAS A CORPSE Shas'Saal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 3 Feet under, I like a grave with a view Posts: 203	Re: a few questions... Are we talking Fantasy Warhammer and Warhammer 40K or something else. Cause the difference between Fantasy and 40K is one is spiky clubs the other is Las Cannons __________________ Corpse Care- The Only Insurance That Protects You Even After Death Visit Us At: http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?WAS%20A%20CORPSE

05 May 2005, 12:54	#3 (permalink)
arguleon-veq Shas'O Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,117	Re: a few questions... How does it compare to Warhammer?, it is Warhammer. Although i assume you mean 40K, which is the later game (i.e Fantasy was released first). Fantasy is set in as it would suggest a fantasy world, the fluff is based around a black-powder and pre-black-powder world (which is pretty much undoubtedly somewhere in then 40K universe although at what time nobody can say). Your units rank up and combat resolution is far more important and you can win fights without killing anything, numbers, standards, flank charges etc count for far more. It is IMO a more complex game and movement is far more critical than it is in 40K. Essentially unlike 40K this isn't just a game of target selection that any newplayer can take up and win, it would be very unlikey for a new player to beat a vet no matter what lists they were using. Shooting is a lot less deveastating and overall the damage potential is far less, but far,far more models are lost from fleeing and getting run down by the enemy. Fantasy is in my opinion by far the superior game. __________________ Brunettes and Beer.

06 May 2005, 01:39	#5 (permalink)
KILLAELITE132 Shas'Ui Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 840	Re: a few questions... is the tau army in fantasy? __________________ My 40k armies: Tau- 2000pts. space marines- 500pts. tyranids- 200pts. (battle for mccrage ) Lost and the damned- 300pts. (just started) pm me if you play halo2 on xbox live!

06 May 2005, 03:21	#6 (permalink)
WAS A CORPSE Shas'Saal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 3 Feet under, I like a grave with a view Posts: 203	Re: a few questions... excuse me? Tau use huge mecanised battle suits, rail guns, hover ships, robots with more intellegence than my maths instructor and your asking if they're in fantasy? __________________ Corpse Care- The Only Insurance That Protects You Even After Death Visit Us At: http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?WAS%20A%20CORPSE

06 May 2005, 10:48	#7 (permalink)
KILLAELITE132 Shas'Ui Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 840	Re: a few questions... yup ;D __________________ My 40k armies: Tau- 2000pts. space marines- 500pts. tyranids- 200pts. (battle for mccrage ) Lost and the damned- 300pts. (just started) pm me if you play halo2 on xbox live!

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WAS A CORPSE Shas'Saal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 3 Feet under, I like a grave with a view Posts: 203	Re: a few questions... By Gods... __________________ Corpse Care- The Only Insurance That Protects You Even After Death Visit Us At: http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?WAS%20A%20CORPSE

06 May 2005, 12:38	#9 (permalink)
arguleon-veq Shas'O Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,117	Re: a few questions... No there isn't really a Tay equivelant in Fantasy mainly because they are a very new race for 40K. its mainly the traditional older races that have been around a while that have an equivelant race in Fantasy. There is actually a thread somewhere on this board that outlines what races/armies represent 40K races/armies in Fantasy. __________________ Brunettes and Beer.

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WAS A CORPSE Shas'Saal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 3 Feet under, I like a grave with a view Posts: 203	Re: a few questions... Can't find it, not on search at least. But you seem to know a bit so what's the 40K equivalent of Skaven __________________ Corpse Care- The Only Insurance That Protects You Even After Death Visit Us At: http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?WAS%20A%20CORPSE

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